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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Compute \Com*pute"\ (k[o^]m*p[=u]t"), verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Computed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Computing}.] [L. computare. See {Count}, verb (used with an object)] To determine by calculation; to reckon; to count.
Two days, as we compute the days of heaven. --Milton.
What's done we partly may compute, But know not what's resisted. --Burns.
Syn: To calculate; number; count; reckon; estimate; enumerate; rate. See {Calculate}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
computing
noun
1: the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures [syn: {computer science}]
2: the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods [syn: {calculation}, {computation}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "computing": EDP, analyzing, calculating, classifying, collating, computational, computative, computer technology, computer typesetting, data processing, data retrieval, electronic data processing, enumerative, estimating, estimative, high-speed data handling, machine computation, numerative, quantifying, reporting, scanning, sorting, statistical
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
computing {computer}
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